Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-12

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the subject Of ministerial education.
There has been an advance in every di-
rection. In 1880 the board had only
thirty young men under their care now
they have fifty-three. During the same
year the board received into its treasury
only S2,005.06, whilst last year its re-
ceipts we're 1899. In 1880 only 200
churches contributed to the treasury OF
the board, whilst for the year Just
closed more than 400 have by their con-
tributions manifested their interest in
the cause OF ministerial education.
Rev. DR.. w. Z. Hatcher, president OF
the board, made a very effective speech,
in which he urged the churches to
greater care in the recommending of
candidates for the ministry and spoke OF
the rules OF the board and their practical
working. He made very effective
speech, and closed with an eloquent and
earnest appeal for more money and more
men to educate for the ministry.
Rev. DR.. S. A. Goodwin emphasized
the Baptist idea of call to the ministry,
and that the churches should Judge OF
OF those and not leave the whole ques-
ton to the board.
Rev. DR.. John Pollard, of Richmond
College, made an earnest speech, in
which he defended the "School of Eng
lish " against the idea that it should be
made easy, and earnestly exalted the i'm
portsnce of promoting the cause of min
isterial education, but upon right prin-
ciples and under right influences.
Rev. DIR. S. Hume eloquently insisted
upon the most thorough preparation OF
the student for the work of the ministry
before he enters the Theological Semi
nary. He said that our young men
should be thoroughly up in literature
and science before he enters the semi
nary. DR.. Hume was heard with special
pleasure, as he is recognized as one of
the most scholarly of the professors
whom old Virginia has sent to bless
other States.
NIGHT SESSION.
The house was packed to its utmost
capacity, while many were turned away
unable to find even standing-room. Rev.
William Fisher led in prayer, and other
devotional exercises were enjoyed.
Professor II. H. Harris read the report
Of the Committee on Obituaries, which
paid appropriate tributes to James Alex
ander, ESQ.,, of Charlottesville; Rev.
DR.. William A. Baynham, of Essex o.
d. Brown, Esq, of Richmond; yelling
ton Goddin, Esq, of Richmond d. G.
Potts, Esq, Of Petersburg Alexander
Walker, Esq, of Richmond, all of whom
were life members of the General Associa-
ton Rev. David Coulling, of Gloucester;
Rev. William Martin, of Williamsburg
Rev. John A. Powers, of King and
Queen county; Rev. h. r. Taylor, of
Roanoke county; Rev. Mark W. Lowell
and Rev. Drury a. Woodson, OF Princess
Anne county.
At the close OF the report the associa-
ton sang with fine effect "My Days
Are Passing Swiftly By"
G. b. Fleet, Esq, corresponding secre-
tary of the Virginia Home Mission
Board, read the report on home mis-
sions. in which he ably argued that never
was there greater necessity for home
mission work or grander opportunities
of the Southern Baptists to enter it. The
report gives notwithstanding statistics
of the work Of the two hundred and fifty
one missionaries of the Home Mission
Board OF the Southern Baptist Conyen-
ton, who have baptized within the year
nearly four thousand converts.
Rev. DR.. II. A. Upper, corresponding
secretary of the Foreign Mission Board OF
the Southern Baptist Convention, sup
ported the report in an earnest and elO-
quentspeech. in which he urged especially
the work of the church building.
DR.. j. William Jones, assistant CORE
spending secretary of the Home Mission
Board OF the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton, made a statement of the progress
of the "New South y; brought out the
point that Old Virginia had led the van
in making the new South, and urged
that she should also lead the van in
giving the Old Gospel to the new South.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Rev. h. II. Pitt, Of Richmond, made
o statement in reference to his building
enterprise at Venable Street.
DIR. Dickinson and DR.. Hatcher warm
~ endorsed the enterprise, and the latter
engineered a liberal collection for the
object.
The association will consider State
Missions, General Education, and the
Sunday-School and Bible Board to-mor-
row, and tomorrow night the Virginia
Baptist Historical Society will hold its
anniversary and be addressed by Rev.
DR., Cathcart, of Philadelphia.